The Hampton Talbots will challenge the Shaler Area Titans at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hampton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Shaler Area will come in with three straight wins.
Last Thursday, Hampton came up short against North Hills and fell 7-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shaler Area). Their pitcher stepped up to hand New Castle a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Titans have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Colby Mcguire was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Ben Yeckel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Shaler Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only managed one hit.
Shaler Area pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hampton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Hampton suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Shaler Area in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will the Talbots have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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